Editing Academy Awards (section)

=== 2022 Chris Rock and Will Smith slapping incident ===
{{Main|Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident}}

During the [[94th Academy Awards]] on March 27, 2022, [[Chris Rock]] joked about [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]'s shaved head<ref name="Alopecia">{{cite web |last=Bellamy |first=Claretta |date=January 7, 2022 |title=How Jada Pinkett Smith is uplifting Black women with alopecia |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/jada-pinkett-smith-uplifting-black-women-alopecia-rcna11273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328034022/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/jada-pinkett-smith-uplifting-black-women-alopecia-rcna11273 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref> with a ''[[G.I. Jane]]'' reference. [[Will Smith]] walked onstage and slapped Rock across the face, then returned to his seat and told Rock, twice, to "Keep my wife's name out [of] your fucking mouth!"<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Watch the uncensored moment Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars, drops F-bomb |date=March 28, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8 |type=News |language=en |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=March 28, 2022 |via=YouTube |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329004149/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |title=Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars after joke at wife Jada Pinkett Smith's expense |publisher=[[KABC-TV|ABC7]] |date=March 28, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7VvQcWscY |type=News |language=en |access-date=March 28, 2022 |via=YouTube |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329034929/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7VvQcWscY |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Respers |first1=Lisa France |last2=Elam |first2=Stephanie |date=March 27, 2022 |title=Will Smith appeared to strike Chris Rock on Oscars telecast |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/entertainment/will-smith-chris-rock/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328064453/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/entertainment/will-smith-chris-rock/index.html |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> While later accepting the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award for ''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]'', Smith apologized to the Academy and the other nominees, but not to Rock.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Will Smith Tearfully Apologizes to Academy After Chris Rock Oscars Slap |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-oscar-best-actor-apology-slap-king-richard-1235119288/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328051847/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/will-smith-oscar-best-actor-apology-slap-king-richard-1235119288/ |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Arkin |first=Daniel |date=March 27, 2022 |title=Will Smith appeared to hit Chris Rock at the Oscars over joke about Jada Pinkett Smith |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/will-smith-appears-hit-chris-rock-joke-wife-rcna21775 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329075609/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/will-smith-appears-hit-chris-rock-joke-wife-rcna21775 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Whelan |first=Robbie |date=March 27, 2022 |title=Will Smith Takes to Oscar Stage, Appears to Strike Chris Rock After Joke About Jada Pinkett Smith |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/oscars-academy-awards-2022/card/will-smith-takes-to-oscar-stage-appears-to-strike-chris-rock-after-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smith-20Zr7QDygQqZ31fHDlCT |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329075610/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/oscars-academy-awards-2022/card/will-smith-takes-to-oscar-stage-appears-to-strike-chris-rock-after-joke-about-jada-pinkett-smith-20Zr7QDygQqZ31fHDlCT |url-status=live}}</ref> Rock decided not to press charges against Smith.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yeo |first=Amanda |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Chris Rock won't press charges against Will Smith for that Oscars slap |url=https://mashable.com/article/chris-rock-will-smith-oscars-charges |access-date=March 28, 2022 |publisher=[[Mashable]] |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329075610/https://mashable.com/article/chris-rock-will-smith-oscars-charges |url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 8, 2022, the Academy made an announcement via a letter sent by president [[David Rubin (casting director)|David Rubin]] and CEO [[Dawn Hudson]] informing the public that Will Smith had received a ten-year ban from attending the Oscars as a result of the incident.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Academy Bans Will Smith from Oscars for 10 Years |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/oscars-will-smith-consequences-chris-rock-1235228010/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421212858/https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/oscars-will-smith-consequences-chris-rock-1235228010/ |url-status=live}}</ref>